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Nearly 350 homes at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune sustained damage last month after Hurricane Florence blew through eastern North Carolina and dumped several feet of rain. Eighty-two homes are uninhabitable, requiring families to be relocated, and 267 suffered water damage with possible mold or a collapsed ceiling, reported the Daily News. The number of

Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., appears close to resuming its normal operating status in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, after the commander of the 4th Fighter Wing issued an “all clear” for the base Friday. Since the storm reached the installation, Sept. 14, causing flooding in multiple locations including parts of the runway, airmen responded to

Fort Bragg is fully operational, with all service members, Army civilians and contractors expected to report to duty at their normal times, officials said Wednesday, less than a week after Florence passed through dumping several feet of rain. The update on the post’s Facebook page said damage assessments are continuing; it cited damage to the

Lawmakers on each side of the Capitol are becoming increasingly concerned about the risks that flooding poses to military infrastructure in light of more frequent occurrences of extreme weather. … The House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee highlighted its concern about the impacts of flooding on coastal military facilities as well as the